Dubai: UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited an Emirati player who is undergoing medical treatment at the Rashid Hospital in Dubai, according to Emarat Alyoum.
صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم يعود، قبل قليل، اللاعب أحمد ربيع في مستشفى راشد، الذي صدم عمود إنارة الملعب، للاطمئنان على صحته.#الإمارات_اليوم pic.twitter.com/Lsog8yVvp8
— الإمارات اليوم (@emaratalyoum) March 24, 2019
UAE's Al Jazira Club football player Ahmed Rabea was seriously injured during a friendly match against Emirates Club.
A video posted on social media showed the player crashing into a huge pillar and banging his head as he was challenged for the ball by an opponent.
He was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with brain haemorrhage. He is said to be in a stable condition.
Reports said that he had been saved after swallowing his tongue.